Books by Brennan Manning and Complete Book Reviews
Brennan Manning, Author . Harper San Francisco $21.95 (192p) ISBN 978-0-06-000070-7
This testament to God's tenderness is a modern-day epistle to churches, though its core message is sometimes obscured by the author's personal issues with the institution. Manning, a retreat leader and author who married after leaving a...
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Brennan Manning, Author . Harper San Francisco $21.95 (160p) ISBN 978-0-06-000069-1
Self-hatred, low self-esteem, unhealthy guilt and self-pity, according to the author, pose the single largest obstacles in today's world to discovering the love of God in Jesus. In this compelling sequel to The Wisdom of Tenderness, former...
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Brennan Manning, Author . Harper San Francisco $21.95 (192p) ISBN 978-0-06-075165-4
With his now classic book The Ragamuffin Gospel
, Manning set a standard for powerful writing and no-holds barred personal candor that even his own subsequent books (Ruthless Trust
; The Wisdom of Tenderness
), however excellent, have not quite...
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Brennan Manning with John Blase, read by Maurice England. Christianaudio, unabridged, four CDs, 4 hrs., $24.98 ISBN 978-1-61045-203-8
Priest, war veteran, recovering alcoholic, author, and inspirational speaker, Manning looks back at a varied life and give thanks to the many people who guided him and enriched his experiences along the way. While reflecting on the past, Brennan...
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Brennan Manning with John Blase. David C. Cook, $22.99 (240p) ISBN 978-1-4347-6418-8
Manning (The Ragamuffin Gospel) sums up this reluctant memoir: “I am alive, but it’s been hard.” Weathered and tired, Manning narrates his life through a cast of seminal players who have defined it, for better or worse, including an abusive mother....
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Brennan Manning and Greg Garrett. Zondervan, $15.99 trade paper (320p) ISBN 978-0-310-33900-7
Cowritten by the late Manning (The Ragamuffin Gospel) and Garrett (Free Bird), this novel is more than an updated version of a well-known Bible story. The authors take the essence of the prodigal son saga and put it in the context of a fresh...
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Brennan Manning, Author, Richard J. Foster, Introduction by HarperOne $22 (208p) ISBN 978-0-06-251709-8
Manning, the Catholic-priest-turned-itinerant-evangelist who penned The Ragamuffin Gospel, perceptively addresses the intricacies of trusting God, arguing that to trust in God is to bring God joy. He distinguishes this from intellectual assent to...
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Brennan Manning, Author, Michael W. Smith, Foreword by Integrity Publishers $16.99 (143p) ISBN 978-1-59145-052-8
The popular Christian song of the title gets fleshed out via personal anecdote and scriptural quotation in this slim character study of Jesus by the author of The Ragamuffin Gospel. Manning, who first experienced transcendence when he was a young...
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